SC issues notice to UGC, Bihar Govt on teachers' plea...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Bihar Government and the UGC on a petition filed by teachers of the B R Ambedkar Bihar University seeking a raise in their retirement age from 62 to 65 years.

A Bench comprising Justices L S Panta and B S Reddy has asked the state government and the University Grant Commission to file their response within three weeks. The Court passed the order on a petition filed by Senior Teachers Association of the university pleading that on the line of Central University their age of retirement should also be increased to 65 years.

"There should not be a difference in the age of superannuation between the teachers of Central and State Universities when the qualifications for appointment, pay scales and promotional avenues of the Central and State Universities are exactly the same," advocate Kumar Ranjan, appearing for the association said.

The association approached the apex court after the Patna High Court turned down its plea and asked them to approach the UGC for redressal of its grievances.


Source :The Hindu

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